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Bezig met laden... Papa Jack: Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopesdoor Randy Roberts
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 5297. Papa Jack Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes, by Randy Roberts (read 27 Jul 2015) I found this book to be good reading, as it told of Jack Johnson who was born 31 Mar 1878 and who on 26 Dec 1908 won the heavyweight championship of the world. On July 4, 1910, in what has been described as the Fight of the Century he defeated Jim Jeffries, who was trying to regain the title and who was favored by I suppose every white person in the U.S. I remember my Dad talking about that fight when I was a kid--some 30 or 35 years after the event. Johnson did a lot of stupid and immoral things but one has to feel good that he was able to accomplish as much as he did in a time when bigotry was so vicious. The account of the Jeffries fight is well-done and one suffers through the awful race prejudice which Johnson endured--resulting in his being sent to Federal prison for a year. This is a 1983 book and there probably are better biographies of Johnson but I had ready access to this one and found it good and informative.. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
When Jack Johnson defeated white heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries in 1910, it was America's notions of racial superiority that staggered under his blows. Amid riots and lynchings, the search began for the Great White Hope who could put the "uppity" new champion in his place. Here is the startling true story of the most famous--and most hated--black American of his day. "Papa Jack" takes us into a violent and sordid world. It is an astonishing tale of black defiance--and white retribution--set against the dramatic canvas of sports and spectacle in Jim Crow America. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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